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* [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make xmit buffer free helpers return void
@ 2026-08-25 12:54 Hungyu Lin
  2026-08-25 12:54 ` [PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() " Hungyu Lin
  2026-08-25 12:54 ` [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf() " Hungyu Lin
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: Dan Carpenter, linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

Neither rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() nor rtw_free_xmitbuf() has callers that
check its return value.

Change both functions to return void and remove the redundant _SUCCESS
and _FAIL return values. Also remove extern from their declarations.

The first patch updates the lower-level helper, and the second updates
its caller.

Hungyu Lin (2):
  staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() return void
  staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf() return void

 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c    | 11 ++++-------
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() return void
  2026-08-25 12:54 [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make xmit buffer free helpers return void Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-08-25 12:54 ` Hungyu Lin
  2026-08-25 12:54 ` [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf() " Hungyu Lin
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: Dan Carpenter, linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

The return value of rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() is never checked. Change its
return type to void and remove the redundant _SUCCESS and _FAIL return
values. Also remove the unnecessary extern keyword from its declaration.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c    | 6 ++----
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 81d9e713fc12..a1a0d75d823e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1534,13 +1534,13 @@ struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv)
 	return pxmitbuf;
 }
 
-s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
+void rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
 {
 	unsigned long irqL;
 	struct __queue *pfree_queue = &pxmitpriv->free_xmit_extbuf_queue;
 
 	if (!pxmitbuf)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pfree_queue->lock, irqL);
 
@@ -1550,8 +1550,6 @@ s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
 	pxmitpriv->free_xmit_extbuf_cnt++;
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pfree_queue->lock, irqL);
-
-	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
index 917e846e9ce2..0dad1349e52b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ extern struct xmit_frame *__rtw_alloc_cmdxmitframe(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv,
 #define rtw_alloc_bcnxmitframe(p) __rtw_alloc_cmdxmitframe(p, CMDBUF_BEACON)
 
 extern struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
-extern s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
+void rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
 
 extern struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
 extern s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH 2/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf() return void
  2026-08-25 12:54 [PATCH 0/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make xmit buffer free helpers return void Hungyu Lin
  2026-08-25 12:54 ` [PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: make rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext() " Hungyu Lin
@ 2026-08-25 12:54 ` Hungyu Lin
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Hungyu Lin @ 2026-08-25 12:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: Dan Carpenter, linux-staging, linux-kernel, Hungyu Lin

The return value of rtw_free_xmitbuf() is never checked. Change its
return type to void and remove the redundant _SUCCESS and _FAIL return
values. Also remove the unnecessary extern keyword from its declaration.

Signed-off-by: Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c    | 5 ++---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index a1a0d75d823e..5761b9a67a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -1593,13 +1593,13 @@ struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv)
 	return pxmitbuf;
 }
 
-s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
+void rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
 {
 	unsigned long irqL;
 	struct __queue *pfree_xmitbuf_queue = &pxmitpriv->free_xmitbuf_queue;
 
 	if (!pxmitbuf)
-		return _FAIL;
+		return;
 
 	if (pxmitbuf->sctx)
 		rtw_sctx_done_err(&pxmitbuf->sctx, RTW_SCTX_DONE_BUF_FREE);
@@ -1618,7 +1618,6 @@ s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf)
 		pxmitpriv->free_xmitbuf_cnt++;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pfree_xmitbuf_queue->lock, irqL);
 	}
-	return _SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void rtw_init_xmitframe(struct xmit_frame *pxframe)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
index 0dad1349e52b..4fa1b788701a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/rtw_xmit.h
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ extern struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
 void rtw_free_xmitbuf_ext(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
 
 extern struct xmit_buf *rtw_alloc_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv);
-extern s32 rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
+void rtw_free_xmitbuf(struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv, struct xmit_buf *pxmitbuf);
 
 void rtw_count_tx_stats(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe, int sz);
 extern void rtw_update_protection(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *ie, uint ie_len);
-- 
2.43.0


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